Papilio hoppo


Papilio hoppo is a species of swallowtail butterfly. It is found only in Taiwan.

Description

The imago has a wingspan of between 75 and 85 mm. On the obverse, the wings are black and dotted with green scales. The forewings have a faint green band, the hindwings are extended by tails and bear blue macules, pink lunulae and pink ocelli in the anal part. On the reverse side the wings are dark grey, the forewings are partly light grey while the hindwings have two rows of pink lunulae. The body is black and sprinkled with green scales on top.

Biology

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Taxonomy

It is a member of the species group ''paris''